hawa'i

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Hausa

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Etymology

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From Arabic هَوَائِيّ (hawāʔiyy).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /hà.wáː.ʔíː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [hà.wáː.ʔíː]

Noun

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hàwā'ī m or f (possessed form hàwā'in)

  1. irresponsible person; someone with their head in the clouds